As an international student, I bring a global perspective and a passion for creative problem-solving. I quickly adapt to new environments and excel at building meaningful relationships across cultures. With strong skills in international communication, organization, leadership, coaching and team collaboration, I am fully engaged in every project I undertake—driving initiatives toward outstanding and impactful results.

Maria Benescu

As an international student, I bring a global perspective and a passion for creative problem-solving. I quickly adapt to new environments and excel at building meaningful relationships across cultures. With strong skills in international communication, organization, leadership, coaching and team collaboration, I am fully engaged in every project I undertake—driving initiatives toward outstanding and impactful results.

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As an international student, I bring a global perspective and a passion for creative problem-solving. I quickly adapt to new environments and excel at building meaningful relationships across cultures.

With strong skills in international communication, organization, leadership, coaching and team collaboration, I am fully engaged in every project I undertake—driving initiatives toward outstanding and impactful results.

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Experience Level

Expert
Expert
Expert
Expert
Expert
Expert
Expert
Expert
Intermediate
Intermediate
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Language

Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
Fluent
English
Fluent
German
Advanced
Dutch
Beginner
Portuguese
Beginner

Work Experience

Student Coach at EUDRES (Saxion University)
March 1, 2016 - Present
Lead and coach students towards the desired outcome of challenges in EUDRES events, following the Design Thinking Strategy.
Researcher Student Assistant at Smart Solutions Lab, Saxion University
March 1, 2025 - January 1, 2026
As a member of an international student team, tackled technical challenges and contributed to developing a working prototype of an internal Large Language Model.
Educado Project Contributor at Educado Project (Egalitarian.eu)
August 1, 2025 - Present
EU-funded initiative developing financial education tools for waste pickers; contributed by developing gamification logic and creating a content guide; focused on implementing text-to-speech features.
E3UDRES 2 Student Board Member at E3UDRES 2, Enschede
March 1, 2025 - Present
Responsible for internal and external image, contributions to partner universities, and organizing assemblies and summits.

Education

Creative Media & Game Technologies (Honours Program) at Saxion University of Applied Sciences
September 1, 2024 - March 2, 2026
Mathematics and Programming Bilingual Track (Baccalaureate) at Saint Sava National College
January 1, 2020 - January 1, 2024

Qualifications

Certificate in Digital Competences, Informatics, and English
January 11, 2030 - March 2, 2026

Industry Experience

Media & Entertainment, Education, Gaming, Software & Internet, Professional Services